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Jack's Promises: An Australian Outback Story
Paperback
Publisher Price: $20.99
ISBN13: 9782958691974
Publisher: Chateau de Detilly Publications
Published: Oct 26 2024
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Australia, 1937-1944 - A remote Outback town. A woman's unbreakable will to survive.
When Frieda and her four children leave the city to follow her husband, Jack, to Cloncurry-a harsh and isolated town in Western Queensland-they dream of a better future. But the reality of life in the Outback is far from what Frieda imagined. Jack is consumed by his obsession with discovering a copper motherlode in the abandoned mines, a dream that blinds him to everything else, including his family's needs.
As Frieda struggles to keep her children safe in a landscape of dust, heat, and hardship, tragedy and heartache begin to unfold. Her longing for stability clashes with Jack's relentless ambitions, straining their marriage to the breaking point.
When the family is forced back to the city, Frieda uncovers Jack's devastating secret-a betrayal that shatters her trust and transforms her love into bitterness. Her world is changed forever, and a fierce determination begins to take root.
With the outbreak of World War II, Frieda makes the bold decision to return to Cloncurry. But this time, the balance of power has shifted. No longer defined by Jack's dreams, she is ready to forge her own destiny in a place that once tested her to her limits.
Jack's Promises is a compelling true story of resilience, betrayal, and transformation. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and World War II, it follows one woman's fight to protect her family and claim her independence in the unforgiving Australian Outback.
Jack's Promises is an Australian Outback story about how a young family struggles to survive in the bush.
Australia, 1937. Frieda, with her four children, leave the city to follow her husband, Jack, to Cloncurry, a small town in Western Queensland, unaware of the tragedy and sorrow that lies ahead. Stability and happiness are what she craves more than anything else for her family. Jack, on the other hand, is obsessed with locating a copper motherlode in the abandoned mines and will sacrifice everything to find it, including the love she has for him. When they are forced to return to the city, Frieda discovers Jack's secret, causing her frustrated love to turn to bitterness and a desire for revenge. So, when Frieda follows Jack back to Cloncurry at the outbreak of WWII, their lives and relationship are very different. She is determined to follow her own dream while Jack destroys everything he has left.Jack's Promises is based on a true story of a woman's love for her children and her struggle to survive in the Australian Outback.Also in
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